Safety-catch.



Patented Nov. 28, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER H. WILKENING, OF EVANSTON, OHIO.

SAFETY-CATCH.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER H. l VILKEN- ING, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Evanston, in the State of Ohio, have invented newand useful Improvements in Safety-Catches, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has reference generally to badges, breast pins, or othersimilar objects, and the invention relates more particularly to a novellocking or holding means to be employed in connection with the pin ofthe article, and which has a safety catch or look to retain the pin inits closed position in the pin guard against displacement from saidguard while the article is attached to and worn upon a garment.

With the above, and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription progrosses, the invention resides in the novel constructionand combination of parts here inafter fully described and claimed.

lln the accompanying drawings there has been illustrated a simple andpreferred embodiment of the improvement, and in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a piece of jewelry showing my safetydevice attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional view upon the line 2-2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the device, showing the lockingmember in its open position. Fig. t is a detail perspective view of thelocking member.

In the accompanying drawings the nu meral 1 designates the completepiece of jewelry, such as a badge, breast pin, brooch or the like, thesame consisting essentially in a suitable blank or plate 2 which may beornamented upon its face and may be of any desired configuration andoutline as will be clearly understood. Suitably arranged and securedupon the back of the said blank or plate 2 is any well known form ofpivotal support as at 3, provided with a pin 4; as clearly illustratedin the figures of the draw ing. The pointed end of the pin is adapt edto be engaged within the usual pin guard 5. The pin guard is providedwith the usual hooked end beneath which the said pin can be forced, andthe under face of this hooked portion, designated by the numeral 6, isgrooved as indicated by the numeral 7 and the outer face of the saidhook is provided with a suitable opening 8 which communicates with thegroove 7.

By reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings Specification of Letters Patent.

Application fi1ed April 9, 1910.

Patented Nov. 28, 1911.

Serial No. 554,464.

it will be noted that the opening 8 is arranged at an angle to thegroove 7 and that the lower wall formed by the said opening is slightlyrounded from its juncture with the wall provided by the groove towardthe outer face of the pin guard. The rear wall of the pin guard iscentrally cut away to provide for the reception of the locking member 9.This locking member is pivotally connected between the sides provided bythe cut away portion and directly below the plate 2 as designated by thenumeral 9. The locking member or catch has its rear portion 20 roundedand the extremity thereof formed with a finger grip 12. The numeral 11designates a substantially S-shaped linger which is positioned adistance above the finger grip 12 and which is so shaped as to snuglyengage the groove '7 and to have its arcuate end passed through theopening 8 and engaged with the rounded portion 21 provided by the lowerwall of the said opening 8, as heretofore set forth. The locking memberor catch is provided adjacent its body portion 20 with a dependingfinger 10, which has an interlocking engagement with the hook and itwill be noted that the end of said finger extends at an angle from thesaid body portion and is adapted to close the opening between the hook 6and the body portion of the pin guard.

From the above description, taken in connection with the drawings, itwill be noted that the pin is securely locked within the pin guard whenthe catch member is brought into position illustrated in Fig. 2 of thedrawings. It will be apparent that contact upon the finger 10 by thesaid pin 4: will have a tendency to force the S-shaped finger 11 moretightly into engagement with the groove and the opening providedtherefor. The S-shaped linger contacting the rounded wall provided bythe opening ef fectively prevents the accidental swinging of the member9, while the finger grip 12 is so arranged as to be readily grasped toswing the catch into the position illustrated in Fig. 3 and to allow thewithdrawal of the pin from the guard.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new is Anarticle of the class described having a pivoted pin, a hook for saidpin, said hook having its rear portion centrally cut away, the lowerportion of the hook being provided with a longitudinally extendinggroove, the finger of the hook being provided with an openingcommunicating with the said groove, the lower wall provided by theopening being rounded adjacent the outer face of the hook, a catchmember pivoted within the cut away portion of the hook, said catchmember having its lower portion formed with a finger grip, the catchmember being further provided with an S-shaped finger adapted to snuglyengage within the groove and to have its outer curved portion contactthe curved wall formed in the hook and to interlock with the roundedouter face of the hook, and the said catch member having its upperportion 15 formed with a downwardly extending finger adapted to closethe opening of the hook when the catch is in a locked position thereon.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature 20 in presence of twowitnesses.

l/VALTER H. WVILKE NING.

WVitnesses:

CHAS. J. HEILEMAN, ARTHUR A. MELCHING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

